2016 Draft: 9th Pick: Vincent Desharnais

[North]

I think the plan, as long as Chiarelli is GM, is to take an overager in the 7th round. Then quickly determine the next season if he's worth investing in.

It sounds like Desharnais was entrusted to do more as the season went on.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

It sounds like Desharnais was entrusted to do more as the season went on.

That's fine, he might turn into a fine player, it's just what I suspect we'll see from the organization. Last year they took an overager he had a great season, clearly worth investing in.

I think it just saves you from possibly jumping the gun on signing a 7th round pick because he had success in his 19 yr old season.

 

[North]

That's fine, he might turn into a fine player, it's just what I suspect we'll see from the organization. Last year they took an overager he had a great season, clearly worth investing in.

I think it just saves you from possibly jumping the gun on signing a 7th round pick because he had success in his 19 yr old season.

For sure.

I think a lot of people were flabbergasted by the pick but once you get to the 7th round, might as well take a chance.

 

[McMozesmadness]

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Thanks Mozes, footwork/skating is "interesting". Though, he seems to get his shot through well, has good body positioning at times and uses his size well. He also seems to play with confidence in his game.

 

[McYoungGuns]

wow 6'6 rhd, he looks fine for a 7th round pick, idk what to make of him, not much offence to his game it seems

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

Holy cow I didn’t know Chia drafted him and Nemo

 

[Senor Catface]

Holy cow I didn’t know Chia drafted him and Nemo

Instead of giving Chia any credit, it would be interesting to know what scout/scouts was working on these players.

 

[Fourier]

Once the first round is over, isn't it the scouting staff that pretty much makes the picks?

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Instead of giving Chia any credit, it would be interesting to know what scout/scouts was working on these players.

The scouts he had around him were responsible for quite a few depth, especially defenseman, being drafted. Credit to them.

They drafted.

Caleb Jones - 4th round - 2015
Ethan Bear - 5th round - 2015
John Marino - 6th round - 2015
Markus Niemelainen - 3rd round - 2016
Desharnais as we know
Stuart Skinner - 3rd round - 2017
Dmitri Samorukov - 3rd round - 2017
Philip Kemp - 7th round - 2017 (he's sticking around)
Michael Kesselring - 6th round - 2018 (he's having a strong year


I did 3rd round and later, that's pretty good.

Edit: Getting that many NHL defenseman (even if they're with different teams) in one draft is impressive, 2015 was quite the coup for the scouts.

 

[The Nuge]

Once the first round is over, isn't it the scouting staff that pretty much makes the picks?

That’s always been the rumour from insiders at least. The GM generally makes the 1st round pick and the scouts make the rest.

 

[ImmuneEH]

What a fantastic pick this was. I'm okay with him anchoring our 3rd pairing for the foreseeable future.

 

[Canovin]

If it's top 5 overall, Katz decides

 

[backhandsauce]

Read the first page haha. Everyone was hard on this pick lol.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

 

[tiger_80]

Holy cow I didn’t know Chia drafted him and Nemo

Chia did not draft all that bad. J-Poo is forgettable, but he also got Niemelainen, Desharnais (both in 2016), Yamamoto, Skinner (both 2017), Bouchard and Mcleod (2018). Thta's pretty good as far as late picks are concerned. Holland has yet to produce such results at the draft table.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Chia did not draft all that bad. J-Poo is forgettable, but he also got Niemelainen, Desharnais (both in 2016), Yamamoto, Skinner (both 2017), Bouchard and Mcleod (2018). Thta's pretty good as far as late picks are concerned. Holland has yet to produce such results at the draft table.

Holland's players are younger, and I would say tullio, Savoie, Petrov, Wanner, etc are all trending well.

 

[Oilhawks]

Holland's players are younger, and I would say tullio, Savoie, Petrov, Wanner, etc are all trending well.

Yup, you're not likely to see many early returns on late round rafted players, so I wouldn't expect much impact from any of them as yet. For example Desharnais is 26 or something already, no?

 

[EnufAlready]

Yup, you're not likely to see many early returns on late round rafted players, so I wouldn't expect much impact from any of them as yet. For example Desharnais is 26 or something already, no?

He has been an absolute joy to have on our backend. Steady, smart, simple and plays with some edge. Exactly what we need.

 

[SwedishFire]

Waste of a pick but whatever its a 7th.

I like when people has to eat their neggy opinions.

 

[Stoneman89]

Desharnais has been a really pleasant surprise, and in his short stint here, I would argue he's been one of our best 2 dmen nearly every single night. Good for him, but it also really doesn't say a whole lot for the rest of them.

 

[Harry Curry]

Desharnais has been a really pleasant surprise, and in his short stint here, I would argue he's been one of our best 2 dmen nearly every single night. Good for him, but it also really doesn't say a whole lot for the rest of them.

Vinny and Broberg were the Oilers two best defensemen today.

 

[Stoneman89]

“Bad start, we’re not ready, we don’t have any excuses, we just were not ready,” Desharnais told Oilers TV. “They were ready, they were in our faces, they blocked shots and we didn’t. They just played better. It’s a 12:30 start and we didn’t start at 12:30.

“It’s a great feeling (playing in Montreal) I have a lot of friends and family here, but I came here for two points.”



Man, the guy even says all the right things post game. Unlike some others on the team/coaching staff I won't mention who routinely try to sugarcoat their subpar performances.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Ballsy of him to take on Xerkaj(sp?) and he held his own even though I'd give the decision to Arber.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Vinny has yet to finish with a minus in his first 12 NHL games. That's pretty incredible. It's also a credit to the coaching staff for utilizing him properly. But just love everything that he brings.